Celtics: Paul Pierce drops truth bomb on controversial video that led to ESPN firing

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  Celtics: Paul Pierce drops truth bomb on controversial video that led to ESPN firing ESPN  fired  Paul Pierce  from the network back in 2021 after he posted a controversial video on social media. Since then, it's been a heavily talked about topic whenever the former  Boston Celtics star ‘s name is brought up in conversation. Now, Pierce drops a truth bomb on what led him to share that video. Pierce dropped a tell-all video on the  All the Smoke Podcast   and the first topic  of discussion was the video that led to his firing from ESPN. The former Celtics star claims he didn't know that people can record an Instagram Live video . “I'm enjoying retirement. It's poker night… And I decided to pull my phone out… I was caught in the moment… I didn't post it… [I didn't know] that you can record it.” It was just a total blunder from Paul Pierce. Not everyone is tech savvy. To be fair, sometimes when people have a fun evening like that, they tend to mak...

Jalen Rose responds to Phil Jackson name-dropping him during Kobe Bryant statue ceremony

 Jalen Rose responds to Phil Jackson name-dropping him during Kobe Bryant statue ceremony


On Thursday night in Los Angeles, the Lakers unveiled a statue of the late Kobe Bryant outside of Crypto.com Arena. 

Appropriately, the ceremony took place on 2/8/24, paying homage to the two numbers Kobe wore during his career (8 and 24) as well as the number worn (2) by his daughter Gianna, who along with Kobe was lost in a tragic helicopter accident in January 2020. 

The 19-foot-tall bronze statue depicts Bryant walking off the court following his 81-point barrage against the Toronto Raptors in 2006, and according to Vanessa Bryant, this moment was hand-picked by Kobe himself.

Right or wrong, Jalen Rose, who had a successful 13-year NBA career, has become a punchline when it comes to Kobe Bryant's 81-point game

Rose even filmed a skit with Kobe back in 2017 that poked fun about the fact that it was Rose who the primary defender on Bryant during his 81-point outburst against the Raptors. 

When it's Kobe, who Rose has since admitted that the Raptors should've either double or triple teamed during that 2006 game, or Jalen Rose himself that is making jokes about it, it's fair game. 

But when it's former Lakers coach Phil Jackson who takes a shot at Rose during the statue unveiling, that elicits a different, more defensive response.

For context, what Phil Jackson said during the ceremony was that during the 81-point game against the Raptors, the Lakers devised an offensive plan that would isolate Kobe with either a small forward, a power forward, or Jalen Rose defending him. 

The jab resulted in some laughs from the crowd in attendance. But Jalen Rose, who wasn't in attendance, wasn't laughing.

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